वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-59, verse-17

ऋषिस्तु दृष्ट्वा मां तुष्टः प्रविष्टश्चाश्रमं पुनः ।
मुहूर्तमात्रान्निष्क्रम्य ततः कार्यमपृच्छत ॥१७॥

17. ṛṣistu dṛṣṭvā māṃ tuṣṭaḥ praviṣṭaścāśramaṃ punaḥ ,
muhūrtamātrānniṣkramya tataḥ kāryamapṛcchata.

17. ṛṣiḥ tu dṛṣṭvā mām tuṣṭaḥ praviṣṭaḥ ca āśramam
punaḥ muhūrtamātrāt niṣkramya tataḥ kāryam apṛcchata

17. ṛṣiḥ tu mām dṛṣṭvā tuṣṭaḥ ca punaḥ āśramam praviṣṭaḥ.
muhūrtamātrāt niṣkramya tataḥ kāryam apṛcchata.

17. The sage, upon seeing me, was pleased and re-entered his hermitage. After just a moment, he emerged and then inquired about the reason for my presence.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• माम् (mām) - me

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

• प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered, having entered

• च (ca) - and

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, retreat

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

• मुहूर्तमात्रात् (muhūrtamātrāt) - after only a moment, from a moment's duration

• निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having come out, emerging

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - the reason for my presence (purpose, business, deed, what is to be done)

• अपृच्छत (apṛcchata) - he asked, inquired

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣṭa

tuṣṭa - pleased, satisfied, content

Past Passive Participle

from root tuṣ (to be pleased) + kta (past participle suffix)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered, having entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into

Past Passive Participle

from root viś (to enter) with upasarga pra- + kta (past participle suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, retreat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

(indeclinable)

मुहूर्तमात्रात् (muhūrtamātrāt) - after only a moment, from a moment's duration

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of muhūrtamātra

muhūrtamātra - lasting only a moment, a moment's duration

Compound type : tatpurusha (muhūrta+mātra)

• muhūrta – a moment, a period of 48 minutes
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – only, mere, just, measure
  adjective

निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having come out, emerging

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root kram with upasarga nis- + lyap (absolutive suffix)

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

from pronoun ta- with suffix -tas

कार्यम् (kāryam) - the reason for my presence (purpose, business, deed, what is to be done)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - what is to be done, duty, purpose, action

Gerundive

from root kṛ (to do) + ṇyat (gerundive suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपृच्छत (apṛcchata) - he asked, inquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of apṛcchata

Imperfect, Ātmanepada

Imperfect 3rd person singular Ātmanepada of root prach

Root: prach (class 6)